Cincinnati City Council member Yvette Simpson’s motion will be considered at a special meeting to be held Monday with the human services, the law and public safety committees.

Police said the January murder of Jessica Revelee highlighted a need for action.

Simpson’s motion includes, among other things, publishing the names of convicted Johns and bumping up their fines, keeping those people out of areas known for sex trafficking and notifying offenders’ spouses when they’re arrested or if they test positive for a sexually transmitted disease.

The motion aims to create a court that deals with prostitution offenses.

Simpson said the motion asks the administration to report back in 60 days about funding the crackdown initiative.

Neighbors in the area have mixed feelings on the effectiveness of the barricades.

"The traffic that comes down the street, picking up the prostitutes, meeting them down on the block, possibly even the drug traffic that goes by, up and down the street, has seemed to lessen a lot. I've picked up fewer condoms in the last couple of days on the street than before. And the neighborhood seems a whole lot quieter,” McMicken resident Cathy McEneny said.

"The prostitution is only going to spread, given the fact that prostitution has been happening for years. Look, read the Bible. It's been happening for years and years and years. It’s not a stopping problem, it's going to happen,” McMicken resident Shonnay Smith said.

Smith said the barricades are more of an inconvenience than anything.

"It's an inconvenience, not only to me but to other people as well. There is a couple of elderly people who live on this street who catch the bus as well, and they have to walk," Smith said.

Most neighbors said they welcome incentives to get prostitution out of their neighborhoods.

Simpson’s motion will be heard Monday at 10 a.m. and could be voted on during a council meeting on Wednesday.